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| When the soldiers come to the school and describe the boot camp as "13 weeks of hell," this is in conflict with the 8 weeks the movie sets for the boot camp in the time line sequence. https:// | When the soldiers come to the school and describe the boot camp as "13 weeks of hell," this is in conflict with the 8 weeks the movie sets for the boot camp in the time line sequence. https:// | ||
| --Grace Corkran | --Grace Corkran | ||
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| + | I was beginning to think that the use of uniforms in films was strictly regulated so an actor could not wear a uniform that looks exactly like an armed force member. I found out that actors can wear uniforms exactly like the real ones. | ||
| + | Title 10 US Code 772: (f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force. | ||
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| ====== Things the Movie got right ====== | ====== Things the Movie got right ====== | ||
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| The movie did a good job allowing the audience to feel immersed in the setting of the war. Graphic scenes were avenues for the film to explore the horror of war. The scene in which the family was killed in their home was extremely powerful because it allowed for the audience to get a sense of the total warfare lodged in Vietnam. It connects ideas about the horrors of war and the effects it has on those who witness its brutality. --Grace Corkran | The movie did a good job allowing the audience to feel immersed in the setting of the war. Graphic scenes were avenues for the film to explore the horror of war. The scene in which the family was killed in their home was extremely powerful because it allowed for the audience to get a sense of the total warfare lodged in Vietnam. It connects ideas about the horrors of war and the effects it has on those who witness its brutality. --Grace Corkran | ||
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| + | Dr. McClurken had mentioned last class how vets had formed a group called VVAW. It was good to see that this important part was included accurately in the film. | ||
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| ====== Questions about interpretation ====== | ====== Questions about interpretation ====== | ||
| I am wondering about the prevalence of cartwheels going on in the background of the high school scenes. Were the 1960s just a time when people cartwheeled a lot? Because this movie has at least two cartwheels per tracking shot of the high school. (Justin Curtis) | I am wondering about the prevalence of cartwheels going on in the background of the high school scenes. Were the 1960s just a time when people cartwheeled a lot? Because this movie has at least two cartwheels per tracking shot of the high school. (Justin Curtis) | ||
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